Claire Messud Way Quotations

That's so her. You know, torn between Big Ideas and a party. She's always been that way.

Life's funny. You have to find a way to keep going, to keep laughing, even after you realize that none of your dreams will come true. When you realize that, there's still so much of a life to get through.

Does Being Happy simply Create More Time, in the way that Being Sad, as we all know, slows time and thickens it, like cornstarch in a sauce?),

I'm not a writing group member, not a joiner in that way. I don't seek a wide swath of feedback.

Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.